Some articles back we reported that a dolphin had been washed up on a Salobreña beach; this time it was La Herradura’s turn.

The carcass was discovered by locals in the early evening who reported the find to the police, who in turn contacted CREMA (Centro de Recuperacion de Especies Marinas). This institution deals with injured marine life, with the task of returning them to health and the sea.

In this case, apart from the adequate disposal of the carcass, they will conduct a necropsy to determine the cause of death.

One of the most interesting feats of this institution occurred in the year 2000 when a turtle was brought to them with a fractured skull and part of its lower jaw missing. It took ten months to returned the turtle, christened Robo Cop, to its natural habitat, but not before putting metal plates in its head and rebuilding its jaw with a substitute-bone resin.

As for co-ordination with other entities, the case of the Arctic seal that was found on a Malaga beach required a team effort between British Airways, The Royal Navy and the Junta de Andalucia, because its destination was the Northern coast of Scotland and it entailed car, train, aeroplane and ship transport.

(News: Herradura, Costa Tropical, Granada, Andalucia)